Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Burundi

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Burundi was 63.65 years. A difference of +0.77 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Burundi were 61.6 years and 65.7 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Burundi for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Burundi (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Burundi (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	43.26	41.74	44.71
1961	43.36	42	44.66
1962	43.49	42.15	44.77
1963	43.56	42.19	44.86
1964	43.6	42.24	44.9
1965	41.84	39.92	43.74
1966	43.53	42.18	44.81
1967	43.33	41.96	44.64
1968	43.41	42.1	44.64
1969	43	41.57	44.37
1970	43.23	41.84	44.55
1971	43.17	41.81	44.47
1972	25.78	23.63	28.18
1973	37.41	35.6	39.22
1974	43.34	42.04	44.56
1975	43.45	42.11	44.71
1976	43.69	42.34	44.98
1977	43.97	42.67	45.21
1978	44.4	43.09	45.66
1979	45.04	43.66	46.36
1980	45.73	44.34	47.06
1981	46.41	44.99	47.79
1982	47.01	45.56	48.41
1983	47.43	45.93	48.89
1984	47.69	46.13	49.2
1985	47.66	46.05	49.23
1986	47.4	45.72	49.05
1987	47.07	45.27	48.84
1988	42.89	40.52	45.35
1989	45.75	43.94	47.54
1990	45.18	43.4	46.96
1991	44.66	42.84	46.48
1992	44.47	42.75	46.18
1993	37.22	35.14	39.42
1994	44.52	42.76	46.23
1995	44.59	42.75	46.43
1996	44.81	42.86	46.76
1997	45.72	43.76	47.67
1998	46.68	44.66	48.68
1999	47.63	45.73	49.49
2000	47.62	45.34	49.91
2001	48.51	46.17	50.87
2002	49.92	47.94	51.88
2003	51	49.21	52.74
2004	52.22	50.57	53.81
2005	53.05	51.46	54.59
2006	53.96	52.4	55.47
2007	54.83	53.3	56.31
2008	55.58	54	57.1
2009	56.42	54.87	57.92
2010	57.09	55.6	58.53
2011	57.8	56.31	59.25
2012	58.5	57.01	59.95
2013	59.18	57.63	60.69
2014	59.76	58.16	61.33
2015	60.11	58.32	61.87
2016	60.79	59.04	62.5
2017	61.35	59.53	63.12
2018	61.81	59.97	63.62
2019	62.18	60.31	64.03
2020	62.57	60.55	64.58
2021	62.1	60.09	64.11
2022	62.88	60.84	64.92
2023	63.65	61.6	65.7